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he grew up in detroit. my data managers and his dad ran the entire automobile company. american motors. what i don't understand, in spite of that, he was willing to lead detroit go bankrupt. i don't think he is a bad guy. no, i don't think he is a bad guy. i am sure he grew up loving cars as much as i did. " what i don't understand and i don't think he understood that saving the automobile worker, saving the industry, what it meant all of america. not just autoworkers. i think he sought it in terms of balance sheets and write offs. folks, the bain way they bring the firm the highest profits but it is not the way to lead our country from the highest office. when things hung in the balance, literally hung in the balance, the president understood that this was about a lot more hope than the automobile industry. this is about restoring america's pride. he understood why it would mean to leave 1 million people without hope or work if he did not act. yet he also knew and understood the message that was sent around the world. the united states gave up on an industry that helpe
he grew up in detroit. my data managers and his dad ran the entire automobile company. american motors. what i don't understand, in spite of that, he was willing to lead detroit go bankrupt. i don't think he is a bad guy. no, i don't think he is a bad guy. i am sure he grew up loving cars as much as i did. " what i don't understand and i don't think he understood that saving the automobile worker, saving the industry, what it meant all of america. not just autoworkers. i think he sought it...
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a lot of detroit up here. i like that. she has been actively involved in numerous leadership organizations on and off campus, as a sophomore, served as team leader for the 21ering century program and became active it the howard university student association. she also represented howard on the dc-musa council, comprised of student leaders from the metropolitan area the last summer, brittany interned for johnson & johnson corporation in brunswick, new jersey and plans to enlist on the pace corpse after graduation to work on business development in underdeveloped nations. welcome brittany. so, thank you all for being here and thank you, panel are fog here. i want to make a couple of remarks as we get started. i have been doing this now -- working in politics for 20 years and i started when i was sitting at moorehouse college in a group just like this. i was sitting on campus when bill clinton came during the georgia primary in 1992 and someone handed me a flyer and they said, governor of arkansas is going to be in the king c
a lot of detroit up here. i like that. she has been actively involved in numerous leadership organizations on and off campus, as a sophomore, served as team leader for the 21ering century program and became active it the howard university student association. she also represented howard on the dc-musa council, comprised of student leaders from the metropolitan area the last summer, brittany interned for johnson & johnson corporation in brunswick, new jersey and plans to enlist on the pace...
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when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt, who took the wheel? barack obama. when america was losing 750,000 jobs a month, who gave us a lift? barack obama. when american markets broke down, who just started the engine? barack obama. when america needed it the most, who got us rolling again on the road to recovery? barack obama. america, we need to ramp up our engines and our ballots. the d for drive 4. the -- forward. the r is for reverse. let's reelect president barack obama. >> speakers from last night's democratic national convention wrapped up including acceptance speeches. you can watch speeches from both conventions any time at our convention hall, and the latest from social media including tweets at c-span.org. we will take you live to portsmouth, new hampshire, where in just a few minutes president obama and joe biden will be there. we'll have live coverage coming up for you, scheduled to start at 12:20 p.m. eastern. we will have it when it starts. also, later, republican nominee an mitt romney is speaking in orange city, iowa, and we will have that l
when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt, who took the wheel? barack obama. when america was losing 750,000 jobs a month, who gave us a lift? barack obama. when american markets broke down, who just started the engine? barack obama. when america needed it the most, who got us rolling again on the road to recovery? barack obama. america, we need to ramp up our engines and our ballots. the d for drive 4. the -- forward. the r is for reverse. let's reelect president barack obama. >>...
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[applause] i have met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they would never build a another a american car. [applause] today they can not rebuild them fast enough because we reinvented an auto industry that is back on top of the world. [applause] i have worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to a america not because our workers make less pay but because we make better products. we work harder and smarter than anybody else. [applause] i signed trade agreements helping companies sell more goods to millions of customers. goods stamped with three proud words "made in america." [applause] [ crowd chanting "usa!"] after a decade of decline, this country created over half of a million of manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years. now you have a choice. we can get more tax breaks to corporations to ship jobs overseas or reconsider rewarding companies that create new jobs and train new workers here in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] we can help small businesses, double their exports. if we choose this path we can create 1 million new manufacturing
[applause] i have met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they would never build a another a american car. [applause] today they can not rebuild them fast enough because we reinvented an auto industry that is back on top of the world. [applause] i have worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to a america not because our workers make less pay but because we make better products. we work harder and smarter than anybody else. [applause] i signed trade agreements helping...
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host: garrett is in detroit on the independent's line. -- gary. caller: i fell for the line about how the republicans are visonists. all my life i worked very hard. i paid all my taxes, did everything i should do. one time i moved out on a ranch and try to make it on my ranch, i did not have insurance and that's when i came down with heart problems and colon cancer and had nothing to fall back on. i went on food stamps, the lowest point of my life. the wasn't for help from the forrnment -- if it wasn't help from the government, i would never have survived. andno longer a republican one never support a republican again. as far as the democrats taking responsibility for this, they will never take responsibility for something the republicans have drove us into. this is a ditch the republicans have drove us into. glad your health has turned the corner. medicare is barack obama the first president to have cut medicare. $716 billion in cuts to medicare through the affordable care act. the romney-ryan ticket has a plan to save medicare for the future. we
host: garrett is in detroit on the independent's line. -- gary. caller: i fell for the line about how the republicans are visonists. all my life i worked very hard. i paid all my taxes, did everything i should do. one time i moved out on a ranch and try to make it on my ranch, i did not have insurance and that's when i came down with heart problems and colon cancer and had nothing to fall back on. i went on food stamps, the lowest point of my life. the wasn't for help from the forrnment -- if...